Religion: EpiscopalianEducation: Graduated from the University of Michigan (1935) and Yale University Law School (1941)Occupation: Lawyer, public officialPolitical Party: RepublicanOther Government Positions:

From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves, they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration.

One night, Ford was locked out of the White House while walking his golden retriever, Liberty. The Secret Service finally let him in.

Ford's daughter Susan held her senior prom at the White House.

He was the first president to release to the public a full report of his medical checkup.

Ford was the first president to visit Japan.

Ford was the only president whose two assassination attempts against him were made by women.

Gerald Ford was the first president not elected by the people to become president. He became vice president when Nixon's elected vice president, Spiro T. Agnew, resigned. Then became president when Nixon resigned.

At 93 years old, Gerald R. Ford and Ronald W. Reagan lived longer than any other U.S. President. Ford lived longer than Reagan did. Note: these figures came from entering each president's birth and death dates into the "Date Duration" tool found on timeanddate.com (http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html.)